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Miral and Emirates Foundation train employees as part of ‘SANID’ Emergency Response Programme – Business Traveller

12Apr

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Miral and Emirates Foundation train employees as part of ‘SANID’ Emergency Response Programme – Business Traveller

Abu Dhabi-based creator of immersive destinations and experiences Miral has partnered with Emirates Foundation, a charity set up by the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, for a series of specialised employee training workshops that are part of the charity’s national emergency response volunteer programme, “SANID”. Part of Miral’s ongoing partnership with Emirates Foundation, the workshops will enable employees across the Group to enhance their skills in crisis management, disaster preparedness, and emergency response. The initiative delivers upon Miral’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy that includes skills development and educational programmes for employees, while aligning with the ‘SANID’ Programme goals to build dedicated teams of volunteers who are well-prepared t...

Emirates is expanding its flight schedules for Eid Al Fitr – Business Traveller

7Apr

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Emirates is expanding its flight schedules for Eid Al Fitr – Business Traveller

Emirates will be expanding its schedules across the region for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr holiday period, with 19 additional flights to destinations including Jedda, Kuwait, Beirut, and Amman. The airline is expecting more than 150,000 customers to fly with them during the holiday period across the region. They will add an extra seven flights to Jeddah from 7-13 April, providing Emirates customers with more flexibility to venture out to popular destinations like Dubai, London, the Maldives, or visit family and friends in Colombo and Karachi, as well as six extra flights to Kuwait between 7-20 April, catering to the significant travel demand during that time to popular leisure gateways like Dubai, Bangkok, Osaka, as well as Chennai, Hyderabad, Sialkot and Peshawar. Emirates’ flight schedule...

Emirates becomes first airline to use 100 per cent SAF on an A380 flight – Business Traveller

24Nov

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Emirates becomes first airline to use 100 per cent SAF on an A380 flight – Business Traveller

On Wednesday, Emirates became the world’s first airline to operate an A380 demonstration flight using 100 per cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight was operated from Dubai International (DXB) with one of its four engines powered on 100 per cent SAF. That successful flight, Emirates says, helped demonstrate the potential of SAF “as a drop-in replacement that matches jet fuel’s technical and chemical requirements, while being a more sustainable alternative.” This is the first time that drop-in SAF has been used on an A380 aircraft. The 100 per cent SAF was used in one Engine Alliance GP7200 engine, while conventional jet fuel was used in the other three engines. The PW980 auxiliary power unit from Pratt & Whitney Canada also ran on 100 per cent SAF. The flight carried four t...

Emirates adds chauffeur drive service at Jakarta airport – Business Traveller

20Nov

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Emirates adds chauffeur drive service at Jakarta airport – Business Traveller

Emirates has further extended its premium chauffeur drive service to include arrivals and departures at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International airport. First and business class customers now benefit from a complimentary chauffeur drive for both departures and arrivals within an 80km radius of the airport. Bookings must be made at least 12 hours before scheduled flight times, and eligible passengers wishing to book longer journeys can pay a fee for additional mileage. Customers arriving into the airport will be greeted at gate 1 and assisted in transferring to Zone 2 for their chauffeur drive pick-up, and similarly those departing the airport will be dropped off at gate 2, enabling them to proceed to the carrier’s check-in counters at C Island. Emirates uses Mercedes E class vehicles at J...

Emirates places US$6 billion order for 15 A350s – Business Traveller

17Nov

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Emirates places US$6 billion order for 15 A350s – Business Traveller

Dubai-based carrier Emirates has announced an order for 15 additional Airbus A350-900s at the Dubai Airshow 2023 in a deal worth US$6 billion. The latest agreement will take Emirates’ total A350 order book to 65 units. The first A350 is scheduled to join Emirates’ fleet in August 2024. With the addition of today’s orders, Emirates will continue to receive A350 deliveries until early 2028. “The A350-900s will add to our fleet mix and we are pleased to announce additional orders for this aircraft type. We plan to deploy our A350s to serve a range of new markets including long-haul missions of up to 15 hours flying time from Dubai. We will work closely with Airbus and Rolls-Royce to ensure our aircraft deliver the best possible operating efficiency and flying experience for our customers,” ...

Emirates confirms US$52 billion widebody aircraft order – Business Traveller

13Nov

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Emirates confirms US$52 billion widebody aircraft order – Business Traveller

Emirates has placed an order for 95 additional widebody aircraft in a deal worth US$52 billion, taking its total order book to 295 aircraft. Announced at the Dubai Airshow 2023 on Monday, Emirates which is already the world’s largest operator of Boeing 777 aircraft, has signed firm orders for 55 additional 777-9s and 35 777-8s. It takes the airline’s 777X order book to a total of 205 units. The carrier has also updated its previous order of 30 Boeing 787-9s, increasing its commitment to a total of 35 Dreamliners comprising 15 Boeing 787-10s and 20 Boeing 787-8s. From its previous order of 115 units, the first 777-9 is expected to join Emirates’ fleet in 2025. Today’s additional orders mean Emirates will induct new 777-9s to its fleet until 2035. Emirates is also set to be one of the laun...

Emirates, flydubai among Boeing’s big customers at Dubai Airshow

13Nov

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Emirates, flydubai among Boeing’s big customers at Dubai Airshow

DUBAI: Emirates announced a bumper order of 95 planes and flydubai snapped up 30 wide-bodied aircraft as US manufacturer Boeing did brisk business on day one of the Dubai Airshow on Monday.Dubai-based Emirates, the Middle East's biggest airline, made the largest purchase with its $52 billion order for 55 Boeing 777-9s, 35 777-8s and five 787 Dreamliners."This order represents a significant investment that demonstrates Dubai's commitment to the future of aviation," Emirates' chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told a press conference.The 777-9s are expected for delivery in 2025 and the 777-8s are scheduled for 2030.Separately, budget carrier flydubai, owned by the Dubai government, ordered 30 Boeing 787-9s valued at 231 billion dirhams ($63 billion) -- its first wide-bodied, ...

Emirates to offer luggage and accessories made out of upcycled aircraft interiors – Business Traveller

10Nov

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Emirates to offer luggage and accessories made out of upcycled aircraft interiors – Business Traveller

Emirates has announced plans to launch a range of luggage and accessories made out of repurposed parts of the carrier’s A380 and 777 aircraft. The limited-edition range includes suitcases, backpacks, handbags, cardholders, toiletry bags, belts and shoes, with all proceeds going to the Emirates Airline Foundation. Materials used to make the products includes leather from couches in the Emirates A380 onboard lounge, to seatbelts, aluminium headrest and fur from the Captains seat. The materials have been recovered as part of the retrofit of 120 of Emirates’ A380 and 777 aircraft, described by the carrier as “the largest known fleet retrofit project”. Emirates to carry out “largest known fleet retrofit” project So far 14,000kg of materials have been recovered from 16 retrofitted aircraft, w...

Premium Economy: Emirates’ premium economy to debut in India on Monday-October 30

28Oct

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Premium Economy: Emirates’ premium economy to debut in India on Monday-October 30

MUMBAI: Over a year ago Emirates, the world’s largest operator of the double-decker A380, kick started the largest known aircraft retrofit project in aviation history with 120 wide-body aircraft cabins to be fully changed__ seats, carpets, colour palettes, wall panels, wood furnishing, etc__along with installation of premium economyseats in a multi-billion dollar project.On Sunday, two of the retrofitted, four-class A380s will depart Dubai for Mumbai and Bengaluru as the airline debuts its premium economy cabin in the Indian market.Shocking: Off-duty pilot tries to shut down plane engine mid-air, says he had eaten magic mushroomsThe flights will land into the two Indian cities in the early hours of Monday and depart two hours later for Dubai from Mumbai as flight EK501 and from Bengaluru ...

Emirates to codeshare with Batik Air Malaysia – Business Traveller

25Oct

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Emirates to codeshare with Batik Air Malaysia – Business Traveller

Dubai-based carrier Emirates has announced a codeshare with Batik Air Malaysia that would allow Emirates customers to access five domestic Malaysian cities and three regional South East Asia points operated by Batik Air via Kuala Lumpur International airport (KLIA). Emirates will place its code on Batik Air-operated flights to Penang, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Langkawi, Johor Bahru, Denpasar, Jakarta and Singapore. Emirates customers will also have the option to stopover in Kuala Lumpur before proceeding to their final destination. The airline will gain access to eight additional destinations operated by Batik Air via Kuala Lumpur for interline transfers. Emirates has been operating flights to Malaysia since 1996, and currently has 21 weekly flights to Kuala Lumpur using a mix of Boeing 77...